The vulnerability is due to improper Tomcat component configurations on an affected device. An unauthenticated, remote attacker could exploit the vulnerability via unspecified vectors. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute unauthorized user-supplied web applications on a targeted device.

Cisco has confirmed the vulnerability in a security advisory and has released software updates.

To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker may require access to trusted, internal networks to send crafted requests to the affected software. This access requirement could limit the likelihood of a successful exploit.

Cisco indicates through the CVSS score that functional exploit code exists; however, the code is not known to be publicly available.

An unauthenticated, remote attacker could exploit the vulnerability to execute unauthorized user-supplied web applications on a targeted device.

Technical Information

Technical details are not available.

Safeguards

Understanding activity on the network provides information and visibility that can be used to identify potential security incidents. Organizations should log events from devices and review the logged data to provide insight into anomalies or malicious activity. For logging best practices, consult Cisco Guide to Harden Cisco IOS Devices.

The security vulnerability applies to the following combinations of products.

Primary Products:

Cisco

Cisco Unified Customer Voice Portal (CVP)

7.0 base, (1) | 8.5 (1) | 9.0 (1)

Associated Products:

N/A

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